Josef Fares is the Epitomy of Passion

Josef Fares is the Epitomy of Passion

We've previously visited Hazelight Studios' Josef Fares's legendary interview at the 2017 Game Awards, during which he talked about his new game at the time, A Way Out. Among the quotables and cursing, Josef famously expressed his passion for and confidence in the title: "If the whole told...
Don Mattrick’s Advice to Gamers Without Internet

Don Mattrick’s Advice to Gamers Without Internet

At E3 2013, the then-president of Microsoft's Xbox division, stood onstage to provide details for Xbox One, Microsoft's third-generation console. In that keynote, Mattrick talked about the requirement that Xbox One be connected to the internet 24 hours a day. During an interview with Geoff Keighley Mattrick was...
Steve Race Drops a Price Bomb During E3

Steve Race Drops a Price Bomb During E3

At E3 1995, Sony was on the verge of releasing their first video game console, PlayStation. While Sony was tight-lipped about most details, one detail that gamers were dying to know was the price. During Sega's keynote earlier that week, the company announced that their new console, Saturn,...
Hiroshi Yamauchi Defines the Success of Playstation

Hiroshi Yamauchi Defines the Success of Playstation

Following the Nintendo 64 loss in the console wars to the original Playstation, Nintendo Co. LTD President Hiroshi Yamauchi claimed to know why sales of Sony's first foray into the video game console space was so much more successful than that of Nintendo's third home console. Despite the...
Tim Schafer on Building a Team

Tim Schafer on Building a Team

Tim Schafer, the man behind Psychonauts developer Double Fine Productions, is a man of many talents. His most important talent, however, is building a team. He knows exactly how to do it and how to keep it together. "If you're not loyal to your team, you can get...
Imre Jele on Quality Vs. Success

Imre Jele on Quality Vs. Success

Imre Jele is a man who knows what it takes to build a business. Having co-founded Bossa Games, the studio responsible for Lost Skies, and now heading up Runescape, he knows what success is. Success, however, as he states, is not defined by the one who creates the...
Cliff Blezinski Offers Words of Affirmation

Cliff Blezinski Offers Words of Affirmation

On November 1, 2022, famed Gears of War creator, Cliff Blezinski released his autobiography, Control Freak, to the public. In it, Blezinski shares his life journey (so far) and shares many great stories about his time in the industry. In addition, he relates a lot of lessons learned...
G-Man from Half-Life 2 Gives Serious Life Advice

G-Man from Half-Life 2 Gives Serious Life Advice

During the opening scene of Valve's Half-Life 2, the mysterious G-Man, while explaining the story of the title, incidentally spewed life advice to gamers. "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world." Sometimes someone is in a position they'd rather not...
Reggie Fils-Aimé Makes His Debut

Reggie Fils-Aimé Makes His Debut

In 2004 Nintendo was in a bit of a rut. Sales of its Gamecube console had been less than expected, and Nintendo had begun to build a reputation as a company that makes games for little kids. When Reggie Fils-Aimé was hired as Executive Vice President of Sales...